2021

February 10, 2021

Drafts are in full swing and now I am 10 drafts into the season, here are my current ranks for the shortstop position for 2021. I will post updates every 2-4 weeks as things change with signings, injuries, or news in Major League Baseball.

Rk	Player	Team	Position(s)	ADP	Notes
1	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS	2.42	My #1 hitter this year
2	Trea Turner	WAS	SS	7.17	I think you can argue he should be a top 3 pick.
3	Trevor Story	COL	SS	11.21	Love Story, but the team around him is going to be bad
4	Francisco Lindor	NYM	SS	16.77	Move to New York is nice in spite of park downgrade.
5	Adalberto Mondesi	KC	SS	19.85	Boom or Bust, but I am here for it.
6	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS	35.54	Is anyone safer than Xander?
7	Bo Bichette	TOR	SS	23.52	The more I think about it, the more I am wanting to fade the price.
8	Tim Anderson	CWS	SS	38.88	I don’t know how he keeps hitting for high averages, but at some point I guess he keeps proving he can.
9	Corey Seager	LAD	SS	40.52	Skills are fire, but I still worry about injury risk.
10	Gleyber Torres	NYY	SS	69.13	Should bounceback after lackluster 2020
11	Javier Baez	CHC	SS	69.38	Getting to watch video in game again should help him bounceback.
12	Marcus Semien	TOR	SS	141.15	Love the move to Toronto!
13	Dansby Swanson	ATL	SS	100.21	We have had our differences in the past, but I am willing to draft him now.
14	Tommy Edman	STL	2B, 3B, SS, OF	126.02	I think there is enough pop and speed with a great flexibility.
15	Carlos Correa	HOU	SS	130.79	I still believe the talent is there, but is the health?
16	Andres Gimenez	CLE	2B, 3B, SS	153.79	Cleveland is a great landing spot for Gimenez.
17	Didi Gregorius	PHI	SS	177.65	Resigning in Philly was one of the best spots for him.
18	Ha-seong Kim	SD	SS	166.15	Crowded situation in San Diego has me worried about playing time.
19	Paul DeJong	STL	SS	215.63	I am willing to overlook 2020 because it was such a weird season for the Cardinals.
20	Jorge Polanco	MIN	SS	209.27	Addition of Simmons and move to second base make me a bit worried about his playing time if he struggles at all.
21	Amed Rosario	CLE	SS	228.75	Love the move to Cleveland for his playing time.
22	Chris Taylor	LAD	2B, SS, OF	228.27	Taylor always seems to outproduce his ADP and he should play close to everyday.
23	Willy Adames	TB	SS	318.56	At worst, he is a compiler, but I think there is more there.
24	Jonathan Villar	NYM	2B, SS	150.88	Awful landing spot for Villar makes it hard to draft him.
25	Elvis Andrus	OAK	SS	433.37	Love the landing spot in Oakland and I think he will be undervalued this year.
26	Niko Goodrum	DET	2B, SS	370.1	There is power and speed here, but the batting average is a concern.
27	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	TEX	3B, SS	287.02	Locked into playing time now.
28	Jake Cronenworth	SD	1B, 2B, SS	189.85	Until we know the DH is coming, he doesn’t have a place to play regularly.
29	David Fletcher	LAA	2B, 3B, SS	221.87	Going to lead off, but has no power or speed.
30	J.P. Crawford	SEA	SS	375.44	Led off in every game he played after July 28th
31	Mauricio Dubon	SF	2B, SS, OF	275.38	I think he will play a lot, but he is a future utility guy.
32	Wander Franco	TB	SS	311.35	The question isn’t talent. It is when he will arrive
33	Willi Castro	DET	3B, SS	251.25	Showed more pop than I thought was there and less speed. Don’t know what to expect here.
34	Nick Ahmed	ARZ	SS	351.17	Defense lets him compile
35	Miguel Rojas	MIA	SS	367.37	Could be a 10/10 guy with a decent average.
36	Nico Hoerner	CHC	2B, SS	405.23	Could accumulate in Chicago.
37	Joey Wendle	TB	2B, 3B, SS	306.23	Strong side platoon is still a platoon.
37	Orlando Arcia	MLW	SS	446.19	Still young enough to put it all together.
38	Jazz Chisholm	MIA	2B, SS	437.29	There is power and speed, but will he strike out too much.
39	Freddy Galvis	BAL	2B, SS	489.15	Could compile just by playing every day.
40	Luis Urias	MLW	2B, 3B, SS	376.69	Should play every day, but bats at the bottom.
41	Jose Iglesias	LAA	SS	400.21	Not going to repeat 2020, but could have deep league value.
43	Andrelton Simmons	MIN	SS	412.96	Will play every day, but I don’t think that matters much
44	Brandon Crawford	SF	SS	495.35	80 grade hair.
45	Erik Gonzalez	PIT	3B, SS	540.44	Will play everyday in Pittsburgh, but there is limited upside.
46	Oneil Cruz	PIT	SS	713.27	When will he be up?
47	Kevin Newman	PIT	2B, SS	469.88	No place to play at the moment
48	Pat Valaika	BAL	1B, 2B, SS	491.33	weak side platoon player
49	Royce Lewis	MIN	SS	612.75	Blocked again
50	Jose Garcia	CIN	SS	591.6	Needs more minor league time.

ADP reflects NFBC draft champions league from 1/1-2/9